Thunder Maker

A Perfect Storm

Play to nature's percussion with a special toy made for recreating booming echos of thunder! An artful instrument for enlivening story time, creating dramatic entrances or experimenting with musical sound effects, this inspired toy is a quirkier way to drum up fun.

Purchased as a shared gift for my nephews aged 9, 3, and 2. The youngest (small for his age too) was struggling to get any thunder on his own, but the others...Read complete review

Purchased as a shared gift for my nephews aged 9, 3, and 2. The youngest (small for his age too) was struggling to get any thunder on his own, but the others were quite capable and thoroughly enjoyed shaking this toy. It was unwrapped near the middle of our Christmas morning celebration and had to be taken away after a short while when it became clear it was the most popular distraction for these boys.

Some week or so later when I asked my brother if it was still in use there was a mild eye-roll and a "yes". It is a noisy toy after all so be prepared for annoyed parents.

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Not as impressive as I would have liked it to be. Worked well but could have been packaged to present as a more impressive gift and could have been larger.

Not as impressive as I would have liked it to be. Worked well but could have been packaged to present as a more impressive gift and could have been larger.

Our 8/yo grandson's delighted exclamation was, "I've always wanted one of these!" It doesn't get any better than that. (We were glad when the item went home with the family; it's "thunder" is quite realistic and, according to the kid, the urge to make 'thunder' irresistable.) 8-)

Bought as Christmas gift for 5 year old. He and his cousins around the same age liked it. It makes a noise exactly like distant rumbling thunder. But the uncapped wire that hangs from it is a danger. The kids kept swinging it around like crazy (over-stimulated on Christmas for sure). Miraculous that no one's face or eye got scratched. Kids should be instructed on how to safely use it, and not to whip it around to make the thunder noise.

This makes a wonderful noise. The kids all loved it, and the physicist dad loved the "teaching moment" about sound, how it's made, and how it's amplified. It's just fun to play with. That being said, I'm sure the novelty and the simplicity of it will delegate it to a bin to sit, lonely, for long periods of time...

Bottom LineYes, I would recommend this to a friend

Merchant response:Sob! If the thunder maker gets lonely, do you think it will rain?

Purchased this to add to our "noisemaker" basket at the grandparents house. It works great but needs a spot of glue to attach the plastic disk to the cylinder. Other than that it is fantastic. Sounds just like thunder, so much that it sent the cats running for cover.

I purchased this as a Christmas present for my uncle. He's really into drum circles, and this seemed like the perfect accent to his drum collection.

A thin plastic circle is glued to the top of the painted plastic and keeps the wire in place. This doesn't seem like the greatest construction, but it also doesn't seem like it'd be hard to fix if something were to break.

Not as impressive as I would have liked it to be. Worked well but could have been packaged to present as a more impressive gift and could have been larger.

Bottom LineYes, I would recommend this to a friend

Merchant response:We're sorry you found our Thunder Maker to be less impressive than you expected. The size is all about acoustics! We do offer a gift box option for $4.95. For more information about our gift boxing and packaging, you can read our FAQ on these topics: http://www.uncommongoods.com/static/faqsBoxing.jsp